ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
PRE-VETERINARY SCIENCE
Course Selection Guide
Updated Fall Semester 2015
This pre-professional plan has been developed by referencing the admission requirements for the
Veterinary School at NCSU, the only veterinary school in the State of NC. Students are advised to decide
on a primary major and a college so they may combine the prerequisites listed here for Doctor of
Veterinary Science with the requirements for their major and chosen school. Students who successfully
complete an AS degree will have satisfied the General Education requirements at every public university
in North Carolina as well as the private colleges that are signatories of the 2014 Comprehensive
Articulation Agreement. Students who transfer without the AA or AS degree must complete the General
Education core requirements at the receiving institution.
General Education – 45 SHC (“Semester Hours of Credit”)
Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) Courses (31-32 SHC):
UGETC courses are courses which are guaranteed to fulfill a general education component at every
public university in North Carolina and at the private colleges that are signatories to the 2014
Comprehensive Articulation Agreement. The courses listed here are courses suggested or required by
the four universities listed above. All courses listed below are UGETC courses.
English Composition (6 SHC)
ENG 111 Writing & Inquiry (3 SHC)
ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines (3 SHC)
Both required
Humanities/Fine Arts (H/FA) (6 SHC)—Select two courses from separate disciplines
One course (3 SHC) selected from
ART 111, 114, 115; COM 231; MUS 110, 112
COM 231
One course (3 SHC) selected from
ENG 231, 232, 241, 242; PHI 215, 240
Any
Social and Behavioral Sciences (S/BS) (6 SHC)—Select two courses from separate disciplines
One course (3 SHC) selected from
HIS 111, 112, 131, or 132
One course (3 SHC) selected from
ECO 251, 252; POL 120; PSY 150, or SOC 210
Any
Any
Mathematics (8 SHC)—Two courses selected from MAT 171, 172, 263, 271, 272
First Course
Second Course
MAT 172
MAT 263 or 271
Natural Science (8 SHC)—Two courses taken in a sequence selected from BIO 111 and 112; CHM
151 and 152; PHY 151 and 152 or PHY 251 and PHY 252
CHM 151
CHM 152—General Chemistry I
CHM 152
CHM 152—General Chemistry II
Pre-Veterinary Science
Additional General Education Transfer Hours (15 SHC): These courses are not universally
accepted as General Education Core courses at every public university in the state, but are required or
recommended by either Durham Tech or by the Admissions Requirements for Veterinary School at
NCSU.
Foreign Language (3 SHC)
Foreign Language (3 SHC): Choose from American Sign
Language, Arabic, French, German, or Spanish.
FL 112 Must be taken with accompanying lab. Foreign Language
must be at 112 level or higher for Durham Tech
requirements. See Foreign Language requirement, below.
FL 112 is required by Durham Tech
though the student’s first major or chosen
school may require additional hours, or
fewer.
Additional Mathematics/Science Courses (12 SHC)
First Course
Second Course
BIO 111
PHY 151 or 251*
Third Course
PHY 152 or 252**
*PHY 251 has a prerequisite of MAT 271.
**PHY 252 has prerequisite of MAT 272.
Other Required Hours (15 SHC): Student should consult with his/her advisor. The listings here
vary, based on the requirements of the selected university and the student’s intended major.
College Transfer Success Course (1 SHC)
ACA 122 (This course should be taken in the student’s first semester.)
Required by Durham Tech
Foreign Language (4-8 SHC)
FL 111/181, 112/182– (4-8 SHC): If student has not met the
prerequisite for the 211-level of Arabic, French, German, or
Spanish. (Prerequisite for FL 111 is DRE 098.)
FL 112/182 is required by Durham Tech
Additional Major Course(s)
Additional college level course(s) to complete the 15 SHC
requirement.
BIO 250
Students are advised to select courses based on their major and
BIO 275
their school of choice.
CHM 251
Additional requirements may be required. Consult the
CHM 252
admissions requirements at your preferred Veterinary
CHM 263
program.
To graduate from Durham Tech, all students must demonstrate computer competency. That competency may be
demonstrated by a satisfactory score on the computer competency test or by completing CIS 110 or CIS 115.